I will help you out here, that is an overpay for Taylor Hall at this point in his career. You could probably remove the first and get him.

leafs say no
i would think boston and wpg say yes

The valuations here are all over the place.

Not enough for Marner, you're about a 1st short.

WAY too much for Hall, this isn't the MVP Hall of years gone by.

Schiefele is just not a good fit. He'd be 4C because he's awful defensively and has attitude issues when asked to play defense. It would be another Haula situation.

Nikishin isn't eligible to sign until 2025, even with a buyout, it wouldn't be allowed until 2024.

WPG says... *YOINK*. Done deal.

Remove the 1st. Boston removes the retention. The entire point of moving him is the cap space. Not retaining. Might take back a decent 3m player. But retention is a killer for this team under the circumstances.

$3M retention for 2 years is definitely worth a 1st. The value is about right imo. Comparison to this would be the McCabe deal.

However, BOS can’t afford to eat that much money. So you’re right if it’s for Hall with no retention.